Āvā Aresāzān
Oud player & instructor
Born in 1997, Tehran
Graduate in “Performance of Iranian Instruments,” Master’s student in “Music Composition” from “University of Tehran”
Studied Oud performance, Music theory, and Radīf, under Ehsān Emāmi, Negār Būbān, Yurdal Tokcan, Āzar Zargaryān, and Dāriūsh Talāi
Studied “Music Composition” under Sārā Abāzari and Amin Honarmand
First place in Oud performance at the 11th National Youth Music Festival, September 2017
Ensemble and Group Memberships
• “Shahrzād,” under the direction of Āzar Zargaryān – from 2015 to 2017
• “Mirzā Abdollāh,” Ensemble under the direction of Māziār Shāhi – from 2017 to 2018
• “Nowrūd,” under the direction of Nimā Dāvūdi – from 2018 to 2022
• “Ān” Ensemble, since 2018
Live Performances in Iran
• Ensemble performance in “Shahrzād” under the direction of Āzar Zargaryān; Niāvarān Cultural Center, Tehran, July 2015 and June 2016
• Ensemble performance in “Shahrzād” under the direction of Āzar Zargaryān; Arasbārān Cultural Center, Tehran, March 2018
• Ensemble performance in “Navāy-e Hengām” under the direction of Hamidrezā Borzūyi; Fadak Hall, Ardebil, May 2017
• Ensemble performance in “Sāyeh” under the direction of Hamidrezā Borzūyi; Āyineh Cultural Center, Arak, September 2017
• Ensemble performance in “Mirzā Abdollāh” under the direction of Māziār Shāhi; 2nd Iranian Classical Music Festival; Rūdaki Hall, Tehran, December 2017
• Ensemble performance in “Mirzā Abdollāh” under the direction of Māziār Shāhi; Adib Hall, Mashhad, December 2017
• “Ān” ensemble performance in the “Bright Sun” (Āftāb-e Roshan) concert, composed by Āriā Mohāfez; Niāvarān Cultural Center, Tehran, July 2018
• “Ān” ensemble performance in the “A Trace from Me” (Az Man Neshān) concert, composed by Sānāz Sattārzādeh; Niāvarān Cultural Center, Tehran, August 2019
• Ensemble performance in “Nowrūd” under the direction of Nimā Dāvūdi; Markov Studio, Tehran, October 2019
• Ensemble performance in “Nowrūd” under the direction of Nimā Dāvūdi; 2nd National Friendly Music Festival of “Gilan University;” Rasht, December 2019
• Ensemble performance in “Nowrūd” under the direction of Nimā Dāvūdi; online concert on Zoom platform, October 2021 (Khanesh 25th Play Reading – Theatre – Music, online, a work by Ehsān Anālouei)
Group Albums (as Performer)
• “Nowrūd” – Performance by “Nowrūd” Ensemble under the direction of Nimā Dāvūdi; released on digital music platforms, 2022
• “Bright Sun” (Āftāb-e Roshan) – Performance by “Ān” Ensemble, composed by Āriā Mohāfez; published by “Mahūr Institute,” 2023
• “A Trace” (Neshān) – Performance by “Ān” Ensemble, composed by Sānāz Sattārzādeh; published by “Navā Institute”(London), 2025
Educational and Research Activities
• Instructing at “Mirzā Abdollāh School of Music” (Maktab-khāneh-ye Mirzā Abdollāh) – Tehran, since 2017
• Instructing oud and Solfège at “Rahāvā” Music Academy – Tehran, from 2017 to 2021
